The President's Report: 2014-2015 Palm Beach Atlantic University

Career&Calling
PRESIDENT ’ S REPORT 2014-2015
PALM BEACH ATL ANTIC UNIVERSIT Y

A Jumbo PBA Welcome
At the new Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Athletic
Campus last fall, Welcome Week students enjoy jumbo
volleyball. “It was incredible,” said senior Rachel
Vogeney. She’d seen the athletic campus go through
many stages, “from a pile of dirt to a beautifully
landscaped place where students were able to have tons
of fun connecting with each other.”
Special fold-out section: page 16
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Rookie Teacher Rises to the Challenge
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Mentoring Match
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Goodbye to Comfort Zones
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Seeking God’s Plan
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Year in Review
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Academic Programs
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Development

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President’s Letter
V
ery few industries have the transformational power that Christ-first
higher education has. In this environment, students form unique
relationships with professors, peers and university staff that foster the
discovery of career and calling. Throughout my career, my calling has
been to serve others in private, independent higher education, and in this field I
have had opportunities to advocate for Godly truth and love.
Luke 2:52 says, “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and
man.” Favor with God occurs when we listen to His calling. Fully surrendering
ourselves to Him, we gain true wisdom and courage to pursue the most fulfilling
path for our lives.
At Palm Beach Atlantic University, career and calling are at the forefront of our
purpose. A new initiative called Network for Vocational Undergraduate Exploration
(NetVUE), funded by the Council of Independent Colleges, is helping students
discern career direction. Spearheaded by the office of Career Development, this
project includes collaboration with the Rinker School of Business, School of
Ministry and Workship office.
Lyndsey Morrell ’15 has benefitted from this program, and in this report, you will
see how she solidified her career direction by forming relationships with mentors,
leading a Workship project and participating in the NetVUE initiative. Her
volunteerism with the Center for Family Services led to an internship and
eventually to a full-time job.
You will also read about Eileen Gonzalez ’14, who thought nursing was her career
path, but through prayer and fasting learned that she was called to teaching. She
said, “when you follow His path and you follow His way, things will just come out
of nowhere.” Senior finance major Troy Katterheinrich felt an overwhelming calling
to ministry, but had no idea how he might pursue both ministry and finance. He
was paired with a mentor through the NetVUE program and learned how he might
combine his interests in a bi-vocational career.
Transformations occur at PBA, not only through student discernment, but also
through new facilities and projects, like the opening of our Marshall and Vera Lea
Rinker Athletic Campus. How blessed we are to have the support of community
friends who have given more than $10 million to create an incredible athletic facility
for our students. We were grateful to have an outpouring of people join us for
opening events and celebrations throughout this past year. An aerial photo included
in this report will help you appreciate the wonderful features of this 76-acre athletic
campus.
I will close with one of the most exciting, transformational events that is yet to
come. During the 2015-2016 academic year, PBA will celebrate the accumulation of
3 million hours of Workship. Serving others through Workship has been a hallmark
of the PBA experience since the university’s founding in 1968. We look forward to
sharing this milestone achievement with you.
Sincerely yours,
William M. B. Fleming, Jr.
President
William M. B. Fleming, Jr.
President

Rise to the Challenge
Prayer Directed
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“
Vibe of the hive,” read the bulletin board
in the West Palm Beach fourth-grade
classroom, and with the vibe of these
particular students, the rookie teacher
might well have gotten stung.
“They were known to be a zoo when I came through the
door,” said Eileen Gonzalez. She had just completed her
education degree at Palm Beach Atlantic when in January
she took over a Belvedere Elementary School class that
was behind academically and loaded with behavioral and
emotional challenges.
“So I had to take on, with God, this mess,” she said, “and it
ended up being just so beautiful.” In June, she summed up
her experience with those 23 kids: “They drove me
crazy; they made me laugh; a couple of times they made me
cry (but not in front of them). I love every one of them.”
It was a pretty wild ride for this Coral Springs, Florida native
who hadn’t planned to be a teacher. Gonzalez started college
to study nursing, “but I kept hitting roadblocks” in that track,
she said. She and her husband decided to fast and pray about
her major and career choice.
“I’ve always worked with kids, since the age of 13,” she said.
So she prayed much, meditating on Proverbs 22:6, “Train up
a child in the way he should go … .” That Sunday at church,
when the speaker used that same verse, Gonzalez grabbed the
seat, transfixed. “I’ll do it,” she declared in her heart.
The following Monday, with no hesitation, she signed up as
an education major. “From then on,” she said, “doors flew
open.”
Rookie
Teacher

to get snippy,” she said, “I cut it off really quickly, and they all
knew ‘this girl means business.’”
She structured the classroom for respect and discipline, and
she gave the kids the attention she realized they craved. She
intensified the academics, pushing to get the class caught up.
And behind the scenes, she “prayed for every single one of them.”

At the end of the school year, Gonzalez was so pleased with
how her kids had done that she treated them to a pizza party.
“God could not have planned a more perfect first class for
me,” she concluded.
“When you follow His path and you follow His way,
things will just come out of nowhere.”
“She turned a difficult situation into
a true success story,” said Principal
Diane Mahar. “I’m so proud of Eileen.”
Eileen Gonzalez poses
with her fourth-grade class
at Belvedere Elementary
School in West Palm Beach.
Belvedere Elementary, along
with Conniston Middle
School and Forest Hill High
School, belongs to the
Parker Avenue Consortium,
an educational partnership
with PBA.
One door opened with the Bebe Warren Scholarship. In the
2014-2015 school year Gonzalez and 10 other education
students received the scholarship named for retired educator
Bebe Warren. Her husband, the late Dr. Donald E. Warren,
established the scholarship fund in 2001 in partnership
with the Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship
Foundation.
Gonzalez thrived in her new major. “The creative juices
started flowing, and I just loved it all,” she said. “All the
professors were amazing.”
One of her professors was long-time educator Ann Killets,
associate dean of education programs. Killets recognized
Gonzalez as a young woman with “tremendous leadership
skills and just a passion and a heart for the work.”
But while Gonzalez loved her classes, challenges remained.
For her internship she drew a rowdy inner-city classroom,
where “I lost my voice every single day.” Looking back now,
she believes God placed her in that tough assignment to
get her ready for the Belvedere fourth-graders, “just
preparing my heart, to provide the structure for them
and to be softened for them.”
Belvedere Elementary, along with Conniston
Middle School and Forest Hill High School,
belongs to the Parker Avenue Consortium, an
educational partnership with PBA that seeks to benefit
families living near the Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker
Athletic Campus.
On Gonzalez’ first day at Belvedere, when a student “tried

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A Business/Ministry Mix
I
n the summer of 2014, finance major
Troy Katterheinrich found himself at a
crossroads, unsure which course to take.
Fresh off an internship at the church
Christ Fellowship that involved both
finance and discipleship duties, he felt pulled
in a new direction.
“I found myself excited to walk from the finance offices to the
discipleship offices,” he said. “It was clear that my passion was
directed more toward ministry. I wasn’t sure what to do.”
That fall Dr. Leslie Turner, dean of the Rinker School of
Business, approached Katterheinrich about participating in
the school’s pilot mentoring program. With school of business,
Alumni Relations and Career Development collaboration, the
program aimed to pair junior or senior business students with
alumni mentors.
Katterheinrich previously had thought of mentoring only in
the context of church and discipleship. He said, “I didn’t match
business with a mentor.” He hesitated to take part, still unsure if
he was even in the right major.
Katterheinrich remembers Dean Turner just smiling and
saying, “I have the perfect match.”
Enter Steve Scalici, 1995 PBA graduate with a bachelor’s degree
in banking/finance. He is a senior vice president at UBS
who recently earned a master’s degree in biblical studies.
In October, he’ll become bi-vocational, with a new role as
campus pastor of Family Church Jupiter.
If ever a mentoring match was made in heaven, Troy
Katterheinrich and Steve Scalici are it.
From their first meeting over a sandwich at Russo’s Sub Shop,
Katterheinrich felt like a huge burden was lifted. “I always
thought you were either a pastor or a businessman, not
both,” he said. “Steve taught me that ministry and business
completely go hand-in-hand. It made me feel a lot better
about my passions that always seemed so opposing.”
From Scalici’s vantage, he saw that “Troy loves God and
people. He is trying to figure out if he’s supposed to be a
businessman who serves in ministry or someone in ministry
who understands business. I think he became more aware of
what God is calling him to do.”
This summer, Jupiter native Katterheinrich returned to Christ
Fellowship, where he completed an internship in discipleship.
“They gave me more responsibilities, which I enjoyed,” he
said. “I got to organize baptisms, classes and volunteer teams.”
One of those teams, of 40-plus volunteers, transformed the
church café into “Jurassic Park” to promote a summer sermon
series called “At the Movies.”
Katterheinrich also did some congregational care that
included hospital visits and house calls. He believes that
ministry is his calling. “But the truth is, I may do something
completely different from what my ideas are now,” he said.
“I’m open to that. Before this, I always worried that I had to
know everything now.”
One of the best things he has done in recent months, he
said, is to be intentional about searching. “I got in touch with
Urban Youth Impact and Christian Surfers,” he said. “Both
are nonprofits that I can see myself working for in the future.
This led to incredible conversations and an internship in the
fall with Urban Youth Impact.”
Now entering his senior year, Katterheinrich concludes
that no matter what lies ahead, “My life is dedicated to
Jesus. The future that He offers is insanely bigger, better and
more exciting than anything that comes to my mind. If I
feel called into the corporate world, I’ll go. Ministry will be
done in either place.”
Mentoring
Match
Mentor Steve Scalici, left, in a lunchtime session with Troy Katterheinrich.

As Christ Fellowship intern, Katterheinrich led a
team of volunteers who transformed the church
café into “Jurassic Park” to promote a sermon
series called “At the Movies.”

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Good-Bye
Comfort
Zones
Volunteer to Career
to
Saying
I
n her time at PBA, Miami
native Lyndsey Morrell poured
herself into the lives of others
as a work-study student in the
offices of career development
and the community service program
Workship. The training proved
invaluable. By the time she graduated
in May with a Bachelor of Arts
degree in ministry she was firmly
established in a full-time job that
she loves with the Center for Family
Services of Palm Beach County.
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At this social services organization, Morrell is the
development associate and financial assistance
program case manager, working in both the
development department and a program for
homeless prevention/intervention. “My position
is one with many hats, as it was in Workship and
career development,” she said. This has made the
transition from student worker/volunteer to full-
time employee nearly seamless.
“At PBA I learned how to manage my
responsibilities; I learned time management and
I learned how to work for many different types
of people,” Morrell said. Her studies included a
concentration in Christian social ministry and a
minor in psychology.
“
The biggest thing I learned,”
she said, “is that once you begin
to think of yourself as a leader
you begin to act like one. You
become someone who sets
the example for others.”
Hearing Morrell speak of leadership makes
Workship Director Kate Magro smile. One of
Morrell’s greatest champions, Magro remembers
the somewhat reserved student she first met.
“Lyndsey was amazing with the administrative
work and had incredible institutional
knowledge,” she said. “But when I talked to her
about leading projects, she was hesitant.”
A self-described “quiet person who doesn’t like
speaking in front of groups,” Morrell said, “I
knew I could lead a project, but it was definitely
out of my comfort zone.” But with much
encouragement, she agreed to try.
“In the process of becoming a leader I realized
that I possessed all of the skills I needed to do
it,” she said. “I loved leading projects! I loved
being in the community and working with the
nonprofits. I also really enjoyed being able to
manage the students. I already knew I liked to
volunteer, but being a project leader allowed
me to share my passion for volunteering with
others.”
“We’re really pushing” the connection between
students volunteering and exploring vocation,
Magro said. Workship collaborates with other
departments using a grant called Network
for Vocational Undergraduate Exploration
(NetVUE). Through a NetVUE-funded retreat called “What Is Your
Flavor?” Morrell further solidified her career direction.
Now on the other side of the Workship equation as the recipient of PBA
student volunteers, Morrell finds herself in a new position of influence.
“I encourage students to keep volunteering,” she said. “I tell them that
the discernment process does work. And it is a process.”
Students will do well to heed Morrell’s advice. Just months into her new
job, she is hailed by her supervisor Daniel Ramos as “a rising star in
the ranks of Palm Beach County’s social services and homeless arena.”
As vice president of homeless programs and community engagement,
he said, “It’s every supervisor’s dream to have somebody like Lyndsey.
When my next assignment comes, I would feel very good about passing
my baton to her, if she’s interested.”

God’s
Plan
From Dropout to Dr.
His mom left when he was
only 4, and his dad was an
alcoholic. No wonder Jeffrey
Zellers dropped out of school
after ninth grade, started
running with the wrong crowd
and developed his own drinking
problem.“Statistically,” said
Zellers, “I should be dead, in
prison or living on the streets.”
Instead, Zellers is working toward his
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree
at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He’ll tell
you it shows that God can radically change
the direction of your life if you’ll listen for
His leading.
“The plans I had for myself were so far off-
base from what God had planned for me,”
said Zellers. Growing up in Atlanta, he had
no use for school, and he resisted every
effort his Christian grandmother made to
impart her faith to him.
Zellers just wanted to make money, so
he learned welding. Before long, he was
earning “a ton of money,” but he went
through it rapidly with his lifestyle of
working hard and partying hard. One
night he ran his truck off the road, totaling
it and breaking his nose and his foot.
As Zellers limped a mile through the
pouring rain to get home, God was
beginning to get his attention. Zellers had
to quit his job, and at that low point, “the
conviction set in,” he said. “So I made the
decision to give my life to Christ.
“Up until that point,” he said, “for me it
was ‘take, take, take. What can I get? What
can other people do for me?’ Now it was
me recognizing what He already did.”
Zellers began to grow in his faith, “staying
in the Word.” He decided God was leading
him to pursue nursing to serve others.
He got his GED certificate, then earned
an associate’s degree at Indian River State
Seeking
Radical Changes,
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College, summa cum laude. In 2012 he
entered Palm Beach Atlantic’s nursing
program. Once again he graduated summa
cum laude, and in January of 2015 he was
one of 24 nurses making up the inaugural
DNP class at PBA.
“I believe the Lord opens doors,” said Zellers,
“and all you’ve got to do is walk through
them.” As he digs into PBA’s hybrid program
of online instruction and Saturday DNP
classes, he also works as an intensive care
nurse at Martin Memorial Hospital in Stuart.
Cathy Paton, nursing director at Martin
Memorial, had been wary of hiring new
nursing grads for the ICU, but she found
Zellers to be very serious and focused. “He’s
very professional,” she said, “and I’m really
proud to say he’s on my team.”
It takes nine semesters to earn the DNP, and
after that Zellers can pursue state licensure
to serve as a nurse practitioner. Ultimately,
he’d like to establish his own practice in a
rural, medically under-served area.
“Completely delivered” from substance
abuse, Zellers believes God will use his
rocky background to help him understand
and minister to patients. In the meantime,
his rigorous classes and full-time nursing
job have him putting in some long, hard
hours, but he’s not worried. “This is where
God’s brought me,” he said. “I’m going to
get through it.”

Zellers “has real world
experience and can relate
to a wide variety of people,”
said Dr. Patrick Heyman,
associate dean of nursing.
“He understands that
although intelligence is
important, it’s nothing
without the discipline of
hard work to develop and
shape it.”
With the Doctor of Nursing
Practice degree, graduates can
pursue state licensure to serve
as nurse practitioners.
DNP

Outstanding
Teacher Award
D
r. Tom Chesnes, associate
professor of biology,
received the 2015 Charles
and Hazel Corts Award for
Outstanding Teaching. Now chair
of the biology department, he
joined the faculty here in 2002.
His work includes the study of
threatened species of seagrasses.
In 2011, he was named the
Environmental Champion of
John D. MacArthur Beach State
Park’s NatureScaping event for
his pioneering and collaborative
seagrass research with Assistant
Park Manager Scott Duncan, a PBA
alumnus.
Chesnes is director of the Coastal
Biodiversity Conservation program,
a research initiative launched
last year with a grant from the
Community Foundation for Palm
Beach and Martin Counties.
Through the program, Palm Beach
Atlantic and Forest Hill High
School students are involved in
studying marine species in Palm
Beach County coastal waters.
Every other year Chesnes takes a
group of students and alumni to the
Galapagos Islands, alternating with
an experiential learning trip to the
Florida Everglades.
The Award for Outstanding
Teaching is provided by an
endowment fund established in
1995 by former PBA President
Dr. Paul Corts and his wife, Diane,
in honor of his parents and in
recognition of their commitment to
higher education and scholarship.
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Year in Review2014-2015
Year in Review
New Trustees; Death of Trustee Owens
The University Board of Trustees welcomed two new
members, Scott Whitaker and Ginger Bills.
Whitaker, of Falls Church, Virginia, graduated from
PBA in 1991 with a degree in political science, and also
earned a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University.
He is the chief operating officer and president of the BIO
International Convention with the Biotechnology Industry
Organization (BIO).
Prior to joining BIO, Whitaker
served as chief of staff of the
Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), a
cabinet agency with 67,000
employees and a budget of
$550 billion. He served as the
top liaison to the White House
on policy, management and
political matters.
In 2009, the PBA Alumni
Association presented
Whitaker its Distinguished
Alumnus Award.
Bills, of North Palm Beach,
has 30 years of leadership
experience with Bible Study
Fellowship, teaching the
Bible and training women
for leadership in their local
churches. She is a founding
member of Circle of Prayer
Ministry and Women in the
Word. She also is a former
board member of Young Life
and a supporter of First Care
Ministries. She is active in
her church, First Presbyterian
Church in North Palm Beach.
A native of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Bills attended Converse
College and Florida Atlantic University.
Trustee Robert T. Owens died Feb. 26 at the age of
72. Owens was president and CEO of the J.M. Rubin
Foundation, which allocated more than $5 million to PBA
over the years for the athletic campus, the Greene Complex
for Sports and Recreation and scholarships.
Economic Impact
Palm Beach Atlantic University had an estimated impact
of $345,573,325 on Palm Beach County’s economy in
the 2014-15 academic year, according to the University’s
Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness. That is
compared to $326,248,695 in the previous year, an increase
of 6 percent.
Trustee Robert Owens tossed the first pitch at the new Rubin Park, less than
a month before his Feb. 26 death.
Ginger Bills
Scott Whitaker

3,865Total enrollment for 2014
3,764 in 2013
3,579 in 2012
3,663 in 2011
3,659 in 2010
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Year in Review
Record Enrollment, Expanded Campus
Palm Beach Atlantic reached record enrollment in the fall
of 2014, with 3,865 undergraduate, graduate, professional
and online students. The University welcomed 730 new
students, who came from 43 states and 27 countries outside
the United States.
Sixty percent of the new students moved on campus into
one of 10 residence halls, including the newly acquired and
renovated Coastal Towers apartments on South Flagler
Read from “Great Teachers”
The University has published a hardcover volume “Great
Teachers We Have Known,” a collection of insights on Christian
teaching and education from PBA faculty honored over the
years. The 230-page book contains essays from all 32 professors
through 2014 who received the University’s Professor of
the Year award or the Charles and Hazel Corts Award for
Outstanding Teaching.
Dr. Paul R. Corts, PBA’s fifth president, and Dr. Tom St.
Antoine, the 2009 recipient of the Corts Award, served as
editors of the book. The Corts Award is provided by an
endowment fund established in 1995 by Corts and his wife,
Diane, in honor of his parents and in recognition of their
commitment to higher education and scholarship. Prior to 1995
PBA presented a “Professor of the Year” award annually.
The book sells for $19.95, with proceeds going to the
outstanding teaching endowment fund. To purchase
a copy, contact the president’s office: (561) 803-2004.
700 Receive Diplomas
In a message that briefly touched on recent racially charged
events in Ferguson, Missouri, and Staten Island, New York,
the Rev. Gerald Kisner challenged Palm Beach Atlantic
University’s fall graduates to “look for ways that God can
use you to bring about justice, peace, liberation and equality
for all of God’s children.”
Kisner is pastor of Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in
West Palm Beach.
At the May commencement ceremony, Quantum
Foundation president and guest speaker Eric Kelly told the
graduates, “I want you to think about your journey as a life
on mission, every day as you go.”
More than 700 students received their bachelor’s, master’s or
professional degrees at the two ceremonies, which were held
at the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
Drive. The University’s footprint in downtown West Palm
Beach expanded to nearly 29 acres with the acquisition of
Coastal Towers and the former Quattlebaum Funeral Home
property, which has been transformed into campus green
space and parking.
Quantum Foundation President Eric Kelly at commencement

Year in Review
U.S. News Rankings
Palm Beach Atlantic University is ranked 51st among the
best universities in the South according to U.S. News &
World Report’s Best Colleges 2015 edition. The publication
includes rankings of more than 1,400 schools nationwide.
PBA tied with the University of North Florida in the top tier
of regional universities in the South. In addition, U.S. News
ranked Palm Beach Atlantic 17th among universities in the
region that participate in federal initiatives helping veterans
and active service members apply, pay for and complete
their degrees.
In U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best Online Education
Programs, Palm Beach Atlantic tied with Siena Heights
University (Michigan) at 25th. U.S. News rated 214 online
bachelor’s degree programs in this survey.
American Free Enterprise Crowd
A record crowd of nearly 3,000 came out Nov. 6 for the
annual American Free Enterprise Day, as football coach,
insurance magnate, author and motivational speaker
Art Williams received the University’s American Free
Enterprise medal. Williams founded A.L. Williams &
Associates, which became one of the fastest-growing
companies in modern business.
It was the 29th year for the celebration, which honors
individuals who stand out as examples of embracing the
free enterprise system. In addition to Williams, three
companion medalists also were honored: Fabiola Brumley,
Southeast Region business banking executive, Palm Beach
County Market president, Bank of America Merrill Lynch;
Greg Quattlebaum, president and community liaison for
the Quattlebaum Funeral, Cremation and Event Center;
and Peter D. Reed, a founding and managing principal of
Commercial Florida Realty Services, located in Boca Raton.
ROTC Color Guard at American Free Enterprise Day

Alumna Wins
Tony Award
PBA graduate Ruthie Ann
Miles received a Tony Award
for Best Performance by an
Actress in a Featured Role in
a Musical for her role in the
Broadway revival of
“The King and I.”
Miles graduated from PBA
in 2005 with a degree in
musical theatre. After
graduating from PBA,
Miles went to New York
and received her master’s
degree in music and
vocal performance. Since
then she has been on the
professional stage.
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Women of Distinction
On Feb. 17 PBA’s Women of Distinction
luncheon drew a crowd of 375, raising money
for scholarships for female students. Sheila
Reicher Fine and Joan Van der Grift were
honored as the 2015 Women of Distinction.
Held at The Breakers in Palm Beach, the
luncheon honors women who have made
significant contributions to the community.
Both Fine and Van der Grift have volunteered for
many years in Palm Beach County and beyond.
The 2015 Women of Distinction scholarship
recipients were Emily Hardman and Kimberly
LittleJohn.
Employee of the Year
The University honored Alice Lee, database
administrator for Campus Information
Services, as 2014 Employee of the Year.
Colleagues described Lee as one who
dedicates herself to helping others and who
consistently makes a profound impact on her
department and on the University.
She is known as a finisher, conceptualizing
ideas and seeing them through to completion,
according to those who nominated her. She
is a nationally known expert in her field and
has presented at several conferences. As one
colleague described her, Lee has the “faith of a
believer, temperament of an angel and a mind
that is richly anointed by God.”
Ruthie Ann Miles ’05 on
Broadway in “The King and I”
From left, scholarship recipient Kimberly LittleJohn,
honoree Sheila Fine, honoree Joan Van der Grift and
scholarship recipient Emily Hardman.

Year in Review
LeMieux Center for Public Policy
Political strategist Karl Rove and Florida Gov. Rick Scott each spoke
at University events sponsored by the LeMieux Center for Public
Policy. Rove, called “The Architect” of President George W. Bush’s 2000
and 2004 campaigns, drew a gathering of nearly 400 for his March 3
remarks.
Guests at Scott’s May 14 appearance included students from Conniston
Middle School and Forest Hill High School. Along with Belvedere
Elementary, the public schools are part of an educational partnership
with PBA known as the Parker Avenue Consortium.
The LeMieux Center is named for former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux,
who provides ongoing guidance for upper-level undergraduate
students chosen as research fellows. Emily Hardman and Peter Copan,
the first LeMieux Fellows, reported on their research during a Family
Weekend 2014 program. The 2015 LeMieux Fellows are Florida
residents Evan Berlanti and Molly Michael.
Doctor of Nursing
Practice Program
In January a full cohort of 24 nurses began
their studies as the inaugural class in the
University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice
(DNP) program. Fifteen of the students are
graduates of PBA’s own baccalaureate nursing
program.
In a hybrid program of Saturday classes
and online instruction, students will earn 74
hours of graduate credit, spread over nine
semesters. Graduates will be able to pursue
state licensure to become nurse practitioners,
in a profession seen as key to meeting the
nation’s changing healthcare needs. The DNP
program opened with the help of startup
grants from Palm Healthcare Foundation,
the William and Helen Thomas Charitable
Trust and Quantum Foundation.
Distinguished Scholar Lecture
Philosopher and apologist Dr. Francis
Beckwith spoke on “What Law Courts and
Legal Scholars Don’t Know About Religion”
in the 2014 President’s Distinguished Scholar
Lecture. Beckwith is professor of philosophy
and church-state studies at Baylor University.
In addition to his main lecture, during his
October visit to campus he also spoke in
chapel and to groups of faculty and students.
Entrepreneurial Prizes
The University continued its partnership with the United Franchise
Group (UFG) in a competition that awarded $15,000 seed money to
young entrepreneurs. PBA senior Daniel Barry won the $10,000 first
prize in J.J.’s Entrepreneurs, headed by UFG general manager
J.J. Prendamano.
Barry’s startup company, Arcadia Engraving, produces keepsakes
engraved with messages or logos. The second-place prize of $5,000
went to graduate business student Robert Barnett for his company
ImplantFax, which offers patients in-depth information about
orthopedic implants.
It was the fourth year for J.J.’s Entrepreneurs. In addition to the prize
money, student winners receive mentoring from Prendamano and Ray
Titus, CEO at UFG.
Karl Rove Gov. Rick Scott

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(7 more courts to be built, with
The Albert E. and Birdie W. Einstein
Fund Center Court in Memory of
Joyce Boyer on site 1-A)
2. Simpson Field (softball)
3. Rubin Park (baseball)
4. Competition field
Soccer/lacrosse
5. Temporary locker rooms
6. Site for planned building:
Locker rooms, athletic
training, etc.
7. Practice field
8. Suds Family Field (practice)
9. Jones Family Field (practice)
10. Woerner Family Field (practice)
11. Interstate 95
12. Parker Avenue
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Goal: $16,000,000
Raised: $12,711,890
Endowed Scholarships
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Arts & Sciences
Dr. Jack Calhoun, professor of history and political science,
with the assistance of Danielle Hanson, director of corporate
and foundation relations, procured a second Democracy
Project award and conducted four activities on campus
including a project with the honors students at Forest Hill
High School (with PBA graduate and social studies teacher
Rachel Pignato).
Dr. Gary Goss, senior professor of biology, was appointed
again this year as research associate at the McGuire Center for
Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the University of Florida to
document Lepidoptera biodiversity in the Bahamas.
Dr. Marsha Guntharp, associate professor of mathematics,
was elected to the executive board of Florida Council of
Teachers of Mathematics as vice president-college. She
was part of the research team for a Florida Department of
Education, Math and Science Partnership grant awarded to
Florida State University, partnering with several Florida public
school districts. In addition, she served as the mathematics
expert for the Center for Integrative Science Learning
partnership with Conniston Middle School funded by the
Quantum Foundation.
Dr. Ray Waldner, professor of biology, co-hosted a Saltwater
Sportsman National Seminar in Port St. Lucie in February. He
also serves as Sport Fishing Magazine’s “Southeast Regional
Fish Facts Expert,” and contributes to the Fish Facts section of
the magazine on a regular basis.
School of Communication and Media
Don Butler, associate professor of theatre, celebrated the
10th anniversary performance of his play “Once Upon a
Time in Florida” by his theatre for young audiences company,
StoryMakers. StoryMakers also presented “ … and Called It
Macaroni” for the Kravis Center and on tour. The company is
comprised largely of PBA alumni. Butler also directed “The
Curious Savage” at Fern Street Theatre.
Ann Cadaret, associate professor of theatre, created scenic
designs for Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival’s 2014 production
of “Much Ado About Nothing,” as well as PBA’s productions of
“Godspell” and “Little Shop of Horrors” at Fern Street Theatre.
Dr. Robert Fortner, professor of communication and media
studies, reviewed manuscripts for “Gazette” and for the
International Communication and Communication Ethics
divisions of The Association for Education in Journalism and
Mass Communication. Fortner was named an expert reviewer
for a project entitled “Al-Jazeera Media Network: A New Player
in Reforming Global Communication Ethics” funded by the
University of Qatar, and served as conference facilitator for the
“Faith and Communication” conference held at Calvin College
in June.
Allen McCoy, assistant professor of theatre, directed PBA’s
productions of “Godspell” and “Little Shop of Horrors.”
Additionally he served as summer faculty for UCF/Florida
Opera Theatre’s summer institute.
Don Piper, associate professor of cinema-television, executive
produced two student films winning a total of four awards,
including Communicator, Ava, Marcom and Videographer
awards. He received a Telly Award for a promotional film for
the Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER),
an organization addressing the challenges of food production
as the world’s population grows. Piper executive produced
video webcasts of PBA sporting events, including 12 women’s
volleyball, 10 women’s basketball, 13 men’s basketball and 15
baseball games.
The Beacon student newspaper, online version, won the Award
of Merit from the Evangelical Press Association. Dr. Michael
Ray Smith, professor of journalism, was the newspaper’s
adviser.
Antonio Zarro, associate professor of cinema-television,
executive produced two student films winning a total of six
awards, including Communicator, Ava, Marcom, Davey and
Videographer awards. Scripts written for his screenwriting
class won four awards including “Best of Show” at the
Broadcasters Education Association. Zarro received a Telly
Award for a promotional film for IFEEDER.
School of Education and Behavioral Studies
Dr. Cheryl Serrano, professor of education, presented a two-
day professional development training for ESOL elementary
teachers in Durham, North Carolina on research supporting
best practices for teaching and learning. She also co-presented
a two-day professional development training for K-12 teachers
in Clayton County Schools, Atlanta, Georgia on the principles
of effective instruction for English learners. Serrano was
selected to serve as an evaluation consultant to conduct project
evaluation of two STEM grants at the Miami Dade College
School of Science serving Hispanic and low-income students.
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Resurrection celebration in “Godspell”

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Dr. Timothy Ladd, associate professor of education, led a
governance academy session for the Minority Opportunity
Athletics Association (MOAA) at the National Association of
Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
Ann Killets, associate professor of education, served on Palm
Beach County Education Foundation Board, Jupiter Christian
School Board, the Mayor’s Education Committee and the
Collective Impact Committee for Palm Beach County.
Dr. Chelly Templeton, associate professor of education,
facilitated the Science Institute with Conniston Middle School
teachers and PBA science professors this summer.
The Athletic Training Program sent its first team to compete in
the Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association (SEATA) Student
Quiz Bowl in Atlanta, and PBA finished in second place out of
27 colleges and universities.
In 2015, Athletic Training Program students had a 100-percent
pass rate on the national Board of Certification examination
for athletic training.
Tyler Hamilton, assistant professor of athletic training, was
appointed to the Committee on Professional Ethics of the
National Athletic Trainers’ Association.
For the honor GSOP 2015 Teacher of the Year, GSOP
students elected Dr. Adwoa Nornoo, associate professor of
pharmaceutical sciences.
Guided by The Gregory Center for Medical Missions, 91
pharmacy students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of GSOP
embarked on pharmacy mission trips during the summer of
2015 to provide services and care to patients in impoverished
villages and cities in Costa Rica, Honduras and Uganda as well
as Belle Glade, Florida.
The GSOP Gamma Zeta student chapter of the national
pharmacy leadership society Phi Lambda Sigma won the 2015
Charles Thomas Leadership Challenge for a $1,000 grant to
support the chapter’s mentoring and professional development.
Dr. Jordan Wulz, class of 2015 school of pharmacy
outstanding graduate, was a finalist for the 2015 Next-
Generation Pharmacist awards, presented by Parata
Systems and Pharmacy Times. Now in the sixth year, the
Next-Generation Pharmacist awards honor pharmacists,
technicians, student pharmacists and industry advocates
who are defining the future of the industry.
GSOP chapter of the National Community Pharmacists
Association (NCPA) received recognition for Most Improved
Chapter in the nation and was awarded $250 at the NCPA
Annual Convention. More than 50 different student chapters
submitted reports for this award.
Dr. Elias Chahine, associate professor of pharmacy practice,
served as the chair for the educational affairs council for the
Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists as well as judge
for the National Association of Student Pharmacists Quiz
Bowl during the annual meeting. He served as a delegate
for the Palm Beach Society. He served as judge for the pain
management counseling competition at the annual meeting of
the Florida Pharmacists Association.
Dr. Sheri Arndt, assistant professor of pharmacy practice,
mentored and assisted students in securing two clinical
rotations at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda,
Maryland in pharmacokinetics and surgical oncology and
immunotherapy.
Dr. Dana Brown, associate professor of pharmacy practice, is
a trustee for the Florida Pharmacy Foundation, which oversees
scholarships for students in the state of Florida.
Dr. Seena Haines, professor of pharmacy practice, was
nominated for the American Society for Health-System
Pharmacists (ASHP) board of directors. She served on the
ASHP steering committee for leaders in health-system
pharmacy, and was chair of the committee on nominations for
the ASHP section of ambulatory care practitioners. She was an
ASHP delegate, an administrative delegate for the American
Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and member of
the AACP student engagement task force. She serves as co-
editor and steering committee co-chair for the nonprescription
medicine academy.
Dr. Mariette Sourial, assistant professor of pharmacy practice,
was elected as co-chair for the Student Engagement Transitions
Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy
Hosted its annual local health fair in the fall of 2014 in West
Palm Beach to promote health awareness, prevention and
treatment as well as provide students with a meaningful service
learning experience. The health fair was entirely organized by
students, with faculty guidance.
Graduated 68 students in the class of 2015. In a survey taken
before graduation, students responded to questions regarding
their future employment: 60.29 percent accepted positions in
community/retail pharmacy, 1.47 percent accepted positions
in independent pharmacy, 2.94 percent accepted positions
in hospital pharmacy, 16.18 percent accepted a residency
position, 1.47 percent planned to attend a post-graduate
program, 1.47 percent accepted positions in another area
and 16.18 percent had not accepted an offer at the time of
graduation.
The 2014 graduating class achieved the second-highest passing
rate in the state on the North American Pharmacist Licensure
Examination. GSOP students achieved a 95.83-percent pass
rate, higher than both the state and national averages.

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of Care special interest group for the
American Pharmacists Association.
She received the 2014 Preceptor
Servant Leader Award and certificate
of recognition for Interprofessional
Education and Collaboration with Florida
Atlantic University.
Catherine T. MacArthur
School of Leadership
Hosted Cheryl Bachelder, CEO of
Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchens, at the sixth-
annual MacArthur Leadership Series.
Completed the development of all online
courses for the B.S. in psychology and
the M.S. in leadership.
Awarded four Jerms McGraw Second
Chance Scholarships
Dr. Nick Palmieri, professor of adult
education, was chosen to develop a
character-building curriculum for the
country of El Salvador.
School of Ministry
Held Synergoi, a conference for church
leaders, featuring internationally known
Christian speaker Reggie McNeal.
Co-hosted the third-annual Jess Moody
Pastors’ Leadership Conference with Palm
Beach Baptist Network and the Florida
Baptist Convention. This conference
for pastors featured 12 workshops and
keynote speaker Campus Pastor Dr.
Bernie Cueto, assistant professor of
biblical and theological studies.
Added a concentration in children’s
ministry.
Professor and Pledger Family Chair of
Philosophy and Ethics Dr. Paul Copan
was one of four scholars recognized by
the Southeastern Theological Fellowship
for their significant contributions
to evangelical scholarship in recent
years. Copan also received two Higher
Goals Awards from the Evangelical
Press Association for his column in
Enrichment Journal.
School of Music and Fine Arts
David Pounds, professor of graphic arts,
won second place in the professional
division of the annual Glass As Art
competition for his stained glass
window design “Homage to Mucha.”
The competition is held by McMow
Art Glass, the company that created
the windows for the DeSantis Family
Chapel. Another of his windows, “Diana
of Hufflepuff,” won first place in the
small panels division of the Delphi Glass
Artglass Festival.
Dr. Kathleen Klein, professor of
dance, has been elected to the Board
of Directors (Scholarship and Awards
Committee) for the National Dance
Education Organization. She also has
been re-appointed as a 2016-17 dance
panelist for the Florida Department of
State, Division of Cultural Affairs Grant
Program.
Dr. Lloyd Mims, professor of music,
was the guest choral conductor for
the Association of Christian Schools
International’s Honor Choir in Kandern,
Germany in March. Eighty students
from English-speaking Christian schools
in Kandern, Moscow, Saint Petersburg,
Kazhakstan, Istanbul, Bucharest, Prague,
Budapest and Madrid worked under his
direction. The choir performed concerts
in Germany and Switzerland.
Marilyn Mims, artist in residence in
vocal music, was invited to be a master
teacher for the National Association
of Teachers of Singing’s 2015 Summer
Intern program held on the campus of
the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Mims supervised and mentored interns
and presented lectures and master
classes. Mims also was a featured panelist
on the NATS Winter Workshop held at
PBA in January.
Lloyd and Marilyn Mims served on the
faculty of the summer voice session at the
Ecole Normale Alfred Cortôt in Paris,
France, where they taught singers from
Taiwan, Spain, Belgium and the United
States. Eight PBA students were part of
the program.
Eileen Hebron, artist in residence in
dance, was invited by the principal
dancer of the New York City Ballet,
Daniel Ulbricht, to teach master classes
for the company at the New York State
Summer School of the Arts in Saratoga
Springs, New York.
Marshall E. Rinker Sr.
School of Business
Started a new club for business students.
The Micro Finance Club raised $10,000
and invested the funds in many micro
loans in developing countries such as
Kenya. The club uses Kiva.org as the
source of micro loan opportunities and
also invests funds through that website.
Additionally, the club won PBA’s “Club of
the Year” award.
Completed a pilot student mentoring
program. Eleven business students were
matched to alumni from the Rinker
School of Business for monthly meetings
during the spring semester. At the end
of the semester alumni mentors Tim
Hamilton ’05, Guilherme Newlands
’10, Alan Crowetz ’89/’91 MBA, Joshua
Sheats ’07, John Templeton ’02, and Steve
Scalici ’95 celebrated with their protégés
at The Breakers Palm Beach.
Invited accounting and finance majors
to meet representatives from local
accounting and financial companies for
a new event called “Meet the Firms.”
2014-2015 Financial Aid Portfolio
Pell Grant and
Other Federal Grants
Federal Loans
Institutional Scholarships
Outside Scholarships
Endowed Scholarships
Private Education Loans
State Scholarships and Loans
47%
32%
8%
1%
3% 3%
6%

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Students met with representatives from
Blue Ocean Capital, Brooks International,
Caler, Donten, Levine, Cohen, Porter
& Veil P.A., Centerra, Morgan Stanley,
Templeton & Company and UBS.
Dr. Joe J. Eassa, professor of graduate
business studies, was appointed the
session chairperson for three sessions
of the 2015 Academy of Management
Annual Conference.
The Executive Speaker Series brought the
following to the University: Brit Harris,
chief investment officer of the Teacher
Retirement System of Texas; Fabiola
Brumley, Southeast Region business
banking executive, Palm Beach County
Market president, Bank of America
Merrill Lynch; and Stephen Moore, a
distinguished visiting fellow at the Heritage
Foundation and former writer and editorial
board member of the Wall Street Journal.
School of Nursing
Hosted a professional nursing conference
“Changes and Challenges in Psychiatric
Mental Health Nursing” for the
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
2014-2015 Revenue Sources
Net Tuition and Fees
Gifts and Grants
Investment Income
Auxiliary Services
Other Sources
81.2%
16.6%
.9%
.8%
.5%
Florida Chapter. PBA Doctor of Nursing
Practice (DNP) students attended and
received continuing education credits,
while undergraduate nursing students
served as facilitators and in registration
and time-keeping.
Nursing students ran a first aid table at
the “walks” sponsored by the National
Alliance on Mental Illness of Palm Beach
County.
Community health students completed
service learning projects and ran health
fairs at The Lord’s Place men’s campus
and Sandy Pines Child and Adolescent
Mental Health Center.
Two DNP students and 16
undergraduate nursing students
joined a medical mission trip to El
Salvador, providing basic health care to
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Orlando Campus
Hosted “Leadercast Live,” a worldwide
leadership simulcast featuring
speakers Andy Stanley, Seth Godin,
Rudy Giuliani, Aja Brown and others.
Approximately 100 local business and
community leaders attended, the largest
crowd in the five-year history of hosting
this event at PBA Orlando.
Formed a new Orlando Campus
Advisory Board comprised of 10 local
leaders from the business, church and
non-profit community.
Hosted “Empowered to Connect,” a
two-day national simulcast designed
to help adoptive and foster parents,
ministry leaders and professionals
better understand how to connect with
“children from hard places” in order to
help them heal and become all that God
desires for them to be.
For the second year in a row, the
PBA Orlando graduate counseling
program hosted Community Mental
Health Day to provide free mental
health assessments for members of the
community.
Partnered with the African American
Council of Christian Clergy to host
the council’s monthly meeting at the
Orlando Campus.
Counseling faculty members conducted
a workshop for adoptive families in
Central Florida.
Provided career assessments, resume
reviews and opportunities to meet with
local employers during the second
annual Career Day.
Assistant Professor of Leadership Dr.
Jeremy Couch ’01/’04 MBA became
executive director of the Orlando
Campus Jan. 1. Dr. Eric Lowdermilk
joined PBA Orlando as assistant
professor of biblical and theological
studies and coordinator of the ministry
program on June 1, 2015.
Rinker Center
for Experiential Learning
The David and Leighan Rinker Center
for Experiential Learning (CEL)
launched the PBAabroad Office in
June 2015. The office will serve those
departments hosting international travel,
including travel-study courses, semester
abroad programs, faculty travel, athletic
trips and mission trips.
CEL hosted the Rinker Consortium
for Experiential Learning, joining with
participants from Furman, Stetson, Ball
State and Roberts Wesleyan universities.
CEL added five new semester abroad
programs this year: Paris, Chile, Brazil,
Argentina and Africa.
CEL facilitated 140 students and faculty
studying abroad in Italy, London, Dubai,
the Cayman Islands, Galapagos, Israel,
Athens, Guatemala, the Middle East,
Turkey, the Dominican Republic and
Paris.
Instructional
Academic Support
Student Services
Fringe Benefits
Debt Service
Institutional Support
Facilities and Construction
Auxiliary Services
Depreciation
33.2%
18.8%
10.8%
9.7%
7.9%
7.9%
7.3%
2.3%
2.1%
2014-2015 Budget Expenditures
Pharmacy student ministers during a mission trip to Uganda.

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2013-2014
Operating Budget (in millions) Total Assets (in millions)
$72.4
$74.6
$77.3
$79.6
$82.1
$214.7
$184.6
$193.9
$196.3
$203.0
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Warren Library
Rebranded the children’s literature
collection by reclassifying the books,
organizing them in a user-friendly fashion
and enhancing the aesthetic ambience with
a whimsical touch. This was done to create
a more inviting and functional learning
experience for education majors as they
work with the collection.
Added two significant primary resources
in support of advanced research in the
fields of biblical studies and marketing.
The Euromonitor Passport is the premier
data analysis tool for international
marketing. The online Loeb Classical
Library is unrivaled in its depth of Greek
and Latin classical literature so important
for interpreting the socio-linguistic
background of the New Testament world.
The archives digitized the MAST, Current
and Rudder from the school’s first decade.
These institutional publications are now
accessible online.
Reference librarians increased the number
of librarian-led instruction sessions by
42 percent. The number of students
attending those sessions went up by 37
percent.
The library served as one of two campus
buildings to test pilot printing from
wireless devices. The test was so successful
that such printing will be marketed
campus-wide during the next academic
year.
In response to student requests for more
hours of accessible library services on
the weekends, the library’s schedule
was extended by four hours on Friday
evenings. The library now offers 98 full-
service hours per week during the regular
semesters.
Nadine Nance completed a year-long
library leadership training program
through the Sunshine State Library
Leadership Institute.
Elizabeth Fairall provided leadership in
the creation of a special interest group for
“emerging library professionals” within
the Association of Christian Librarians.
Admissions
Reached the goal for new incoming
students (730) the first week of May,
earlier than any year prior. This is the
third consecutive year that PBA has
obtained capacity for the incoming class.
Hosted the 2015 North American
Coalition for Christian Admission
Professionals conference in June. The
conference brought more than 400
college admissions professionals from
across the country to PBA’s campus.
Institutional Research
and Effectiveness
Utilized an online portal to facilitate
Academic Program Review in six
programs: biblical studies, biology,
finance, graphic arts, leadership and
ministry.
Completed the first full implementation of
course evaluations online via a partnership
between IDEA and Campus Labs.
Administered $47,000 in 24 Quality
Initiative (QI) Faculty and Student
Research Grants.
Hosted the 2015 Interdisciplinary
Research Conference. Nearly 300
students and faculty attended the
conference. Dr. Kimberly Reich, biology
’98, gave the keynote address “Courage,
Faith, and Succeeding in Academia:
Insights from my Experiences.” She has
been assistant research scientist at Texas
A&M University, but this fall she comes
to PBA as visiting professor of biology.
Published “Enlightening Minds: 2014
Research Review,” providing a cross-
section of faculty research, publishing,
presentations and professional service.

In addition to the full PBA Fact Book
published in December 2014, a mini-
Fact Book was published in October
2014.
Facilitated the third year of the Peer-
to-Peer Mentor Program funded by a
$10,000 grant from Bank of America.
Two hundred fifty-five students
participated in more than 1,500
student group sessions in biology,
chemistry and math led by peer
mentors.
Athletics
Officially opened the Marshall and
Vera Lea Rinker Athletic Campus
in the fall of 2014 when the Sailfish
hosted Southeastern University in
men’s soccer for the site’s first home
event. With men’s and women’s soccer,
men’s and women’s tennis, softball and
baseball, the facility hosted nearly 100
athletic events during the academic
year.
Dr. Timothy Ladd, who has served as
the faculty athletics representative for
the Palm Beach Atlantic University
Athletics Department for the past 12
years, was named chair of the NCAA
Division II Management Council. In
August he joined two other Division II
representatives at the NCAA Division
I Strategic Summit in Indianapolis,
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Team Accomplishments
Women’s volleyball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and women’s
softball each were nationally ranked by their respective
associations during the 2014-15 seasons.
Women’s volleyball made its third straight trip to the NCAA
Regional Tournament, while women’s softball and baseball
each set records for wins in a season for their respective
programs.
Individual Accomplishments
Junior volleyball player Faith Rohn earned All-American
recognition from the American Volleyball Coaches
Association (AVCA) by being named to the second team.
Senior volleyball player Becca Acevedo earned All-American
recognition from the AVCA by being named to the honorable
mention team for the third straight year.
Senior men’s tennis player Mark Heimberger won the national
Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Arthur Ashe Jr.
Leadership and Sportsmanship Award. He was honored at the
U.S. Open in New York in August.
Hall of Fame
The PBA Sports Hall of Fame inducted late baseball coach and
Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Gary Edmund Carter as
the 20th member of the group.
Campus Ministries and Missions
Sent approximately 140 students, employees and guests on
mission trips, serving 15 global projects. Just after Christmas
break a group served for two weeks in Jamaica. During spring
break students traveled to inner-city West Palm Beach, Bolivia,
Honduras, Costa Rica, Brazil and The Dominican Republic.
Several students took next steps and served as summer interns
in Bolivia and Honduras after being impacted in spring break
trips. During summer, teams served four weeks in Thailand,
Asia, England/Scotland and Italy/Greece, eight weeks in South
Africa and 13 weeks in four southern Africa nations.
Conducted Missions Emphasis Week, hosting Gary Witherall
from Operation Mobilization.
Hosted an artist-missionary using hip-hop and other music to
impact people in Central Asia.
Hosted a special evening event with a traveling team from the
group Liberty North Korea in order to raise awareness and
education of the realities in that country.
Sponsored Justice Week, with Tina Kadolph from Love
Missions/The Priceless Project. Her powerful story of
deliverance as a human trafficking victim touched many on
campus. Detective Duvall Madrigal from the Broward police
human trafficking unit and a member of FBC Royal Palm
Beach also spoke.
Chapel
Hosted Christival (PBA’s Spiritual Emphasis Week) with Dr.
Rick Blackwood, author and pastor of Christ Fellowship
Church, Miami. Hosted the President’s Distinguished Scholar
Lecture with Dr. Francis Beckwith, philosophy and church-
state studies professor at Baylor University, and hosted popular
author and speaker Dr. Darrin Patrick of The Journey Church
in St. Louis, Missouri. Hosted Women’s Conference speaker
Sara Horn, an author and national conference speaker.
Guest Speakers: Pastor Jerris Gay, Truth Point Church; Dr.
Todd and Julie Mullins, Christ Fellowship Church; Dr. Jimmy
Scroggins, Family Church; Dr. Dale Locke, Community of
Hope Church; the Rev. Randy Bare, Memorial Presbyterian
Church; Pastor Chris Tress, Bow Down Church; and Dr. Ken
Mahanes, special advisor to the president.
The chapel series Song of Songs looked at what the creator of
love, romance and marriage had to say.
Student Development
Career Development
Collaborated with Rinker School of Business in October to
host a Career Mentoring Program.
Hosted Etiquette Dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steak House,
sponsored by Northwestern Mutual, The McKernan Group.
A record number of 105 PBA students attended. Jacqueline
Whitmore, founder and director of The Protocol School of
Palm Beach, was the keynote speaker.
Initiated Career Peers, a student leader program that assists
students with improving their resumes and cover letters for
potential job applications, graduate schools and internships.
More than 117 students have been assisted through this
program.
Health and Wellness
Sponsored mental health first aid training for H & W staff,
Residence Life staff, Student Success staff and Campus Safety.
Each of the 30 participants received a two-year certification in
mental health first aid.
Created a Student Wellness Programming Team, led by
Director of Health and Wellness Jennifer MacAdam, and
consisting of members from Health and Wellness and
Residence Life to identify trends in student wellness and
create programmatic initiatives to educate our students.
Residence Life
Achieved 109.51 percent occupancy to begin the 2014-2015
academic year. A total of 1,224 students are scheduled for
campus housing for the Fall 2015 semester.
Implemented the Discipleship Assistant (DA) Program, a new
program that focuses on providing Bible studies and spiritual
programming within the residence halls.
Opened Coastal Towers for upper-class students.

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SAIL (Student Activities,
Involvement
and Leadership)
Created the Developing Christian
Leader program to give additional
leadership opportunities to students
who attended Student Leadership
University 101. Students have weekly
leadership sessions and engage in
leadership opportunities on campus
as part of the program.
Redesigned the Impact Leadership
Training curriculum to instill the six
core community values of Palm Beach
Atlantic University. The program will
continue to be interactive, structured
experiences, but now will help
students personally define the core
values of PBA and apply them to their
daily lives.
Student Activities Board (SAB)
collaborated with Workship to
undertake the second annual “Kid’s
Night for a Cause.” The event
included pancakes, coffee, Disney
trivia and karaoke. PBA students
made tutus and superhero masks for
children hospitalized with serious
health issues.
Student Success Center
Organized a professional
development day for the academic
deans and their program chairs. Dr.
Jane Jarrow, a nationally recognized
expert in disability services, spoke
about developing legal technical
standards for the academic programs.
Collaborated with Career Development
to continue to enhance First Year
Experience for students who are
exploratory majors. Initiatives include
career assessments, site visits, vocation-
focused assignments and directed
volunteer opportunities.
Workship
Palm Beach Atlantic University received
a Campus-Community Partnership
award from Campus Compact,
recognizing the outstanding partnership
between PBA’s Center for Integrative
Science Learning and Conniston Middle
School. PBA was the only independent
institution in Florida to be nominated as
a finalist. Also, PBA hosted the regional
meeting of Campus Compact on Feb. 20.
Representatives from 11 south Florida
colleges and universities attended.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
saw a record number of volunteers
participating: 215 faculty, staff, students
and parents of students.
The Workship Department hosted the
first Vocational Discernment Retreat in
November with more than 25 students
attending. Speakers were Dr. Craig
Hanson, Dr. Gary Poe and Kate Magro.
PBA students and alumni have
completed 2,895,763 Workship hours
since PBA’s founding in 1968.
Finance, Administration
and Planning
Finance: Created Summary of
Operations and Auxiliary Net
Contribution reports for the finance
committee and board of trustees.
Implemented the TMS Student Accounts
Center, which is being used for student
billing and payment plan integration
and payment processing. Significantly
reduced student accounts receivable
compared to the prior fiscal year.
Implemented check scanners and a check
scanning process for depositing checks.
Created a three-year budget projection
beginning with the 2016-2017 fiscal year.
Campus Information Services:
Initiated upgrade of the University’s
CCTV camera system. Migrated student
and alumni email to Microsoft Office
365, which offers increased email
and file storage and web-based Office
applications. Launched the Security
Awareness For Everyone (SAFE)
campaign to heighten computer security
knowledge and awareness. Upgraded all
Gregory School of Pharmacy classroom
presentation technology. Completed
installation and configuration of
audiovisual systems for the Rinker
Athletic Campus baseball and softball
fields and the Jerry Thomas Conference
Room. Upgraded all aging classroom
presentation computers. Tested and
deployed wireless printing capabilities
for students in the Warren Library and
Gregory School of Pharmacy.
Facilities Management: Continued
the renovation of more than 20 Coastal
Towers units. Renovated the Rinker
School of Business exterior restrooms,
areas in MacArthur Hall, Rinker
Residence Hall 307, the Wean Faculty
Lounge and areas of the Weyenberg
Center that were damaged by water.
Completed additional landscape phase
that includes more than 1 million
square feet of St. Augustine sod and
palm trees at the Rinker Athletic
Campus. Demolished the recently
acquired Quattlebaum Funeral Home
and landscaped and sodded the area.
Renovated Samaritan Gardens interior
with new paint and carpeting and bath
and shower refinishes.
Procurement: Negotiated University-
wide contracts for elevator service
(ThyssenKrupp), laundry service
(Mac-Gray), sports turf maintenance
(Sports Turf One), grounds, facilities
maintenance, and housekeeping service
(National Management Resource
Corporation). Negotiated with Staples
for a savings on the most frequently
purchased items.
Financial Aid: Awarded 3,436
students and disbursed $72 million in
scholarships, loans and grants from
federal, state, private and institutional
sources. The University’s partnership
with American Student Assistance’s
$ALT program continues to show a
positive return on investment as shown
on the three-year draft Cohort Default
Rate (CDR). The University’s CDR for
the 2011 cohort was only 6.0 percent,
compared to the national average of
13.7 percent.

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Development
Development
(July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015)
Gifts made to the University by
corporations and foundations:
$1,000,000 and greater
Theodore R. & Vivian M. Johnson
Scholarship Foundation
$100,000-$999,999
The Richard and Helen DeVos
Foundation
Marshall & Vera Lea Rinker Foundation,
Inc.
J.M. Rubin Foundation
Quantum Foundation, Inc.
Fred C. & Katherine B. Andersen
Foundation
$50,000-$99,999
Kern Family Foundation
Marshall E. Rinker Sr. Foundation, Inc.
A.L. Williams, Jr. Family Foundation,
Inc.
Children’s Healthcare Charity, Inc.
The Honda Classic
William & Helen Thomas Charitable
Trust
Pepsi Beverages Company
The Robert & Deborah Jacobson
Charitable Trust
The Breakers Palm Beach, Inc.
Albert E. & Birdie W. Einstein Fund, Inc.
The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation, Inc.
Gregory Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc.
$10,000-$49,999
Community Foundation for Palm Beach
& Martin Counties, Inc.
Beulah Kahler College Fund
Vaughn-Jordan Foundation
Forrest C. Lattner Foundation
Addison Hines Charitable Trust
Lou Church Educational Foundation
The Council of Independent Colleges
Coca-Cola Foundation Matching Gifts
Program
Picerne Development Corporation
Wells Family Foundation, Inc.
The Institute for Feed Education and
Research
Nanney Family Trust
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Chatlos Foundation
ExxonMobil Foundation
Margaret Dorrance Strawbridge
Foundation #2
Arrigo Dodge Chrysler Jeep Fiat
National Christian Foundation South
Florida
International Polo Club
Executive Women of the Palm Beaches
Publix Super Markets Charities
One Blood, Inc.
Bank of America
Blodgett Charitable Foundation
C. Kenneth & Laura Baxter Foundation
David H. Hogg Family Foundation
Erneston Family Foundation
Gerald R. Jordan Foundation
Walgreens Company/IL
$5,000-$9,999
NCAA
Community Foundation Rappahannock
River Region, Inc.
BB&T
CVS Charitable Trust, Inc.
Blue Ocean Capital
Hyatt Place West Palm Beach/
Downtown
Campaign Sport, LLC
Springhill Suites of Marriott
Canandaigua National Bank & Trust
CVS Corporation
BNY Mellon
Abalon Pest Services, LLC
Campaign Acct. of Joe Negron
Castle Management, LLC
Cemex, Inc.
Community Foundation SE Michigan
Ernst & Young Foundation
Hoerbiger Corporation of America, Inc.
Northwestern Mutual Foundation
Richard S. Johnson Family Foundation,
Inc.
Rosengarten–Van der Grift Family
Foundation, Inc.
Saxon Business Systems
Shoppes on 18th Street, Inc.
Stone Energy Corporation
Suntrust Foundation
Templeton & Company, LLP
The Weitz Company, Inc.
Verizon Foundation
Wendell N. Jarrard Foundation, Inc.
Gifts made to the
University by individuals
$100,000-$999,999
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Rinker
Mr. and Mrs. Karl H. Watson, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl H. Watson, Jr.
$50,000-$99,999
Mr. Wendell E. Gross (Deceased)
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Pledger, Sr.
Mr. Allan Ferrin (Deceased)
$10,000-$49,999
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Eastman
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Jenkins
Honorable and Mrs. Kenneth L. Ryskamp
Mr. and Mrs. William Soter
Dr. and Mrs. John M. Gregory
Mr. and Mrs. Scott G. Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. R. Marshall Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hedrick
Mr. and Mrs. David Hernandez
Mr. Peter D. Reed
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Fisher
Dr. and Mrs. Paul R. Corts
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Little, III
Mr. and Mrs. William M.B. Fleming, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Kilduff
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forbes
Mr. William Blair Meyer, Jr.
Mr. Richard A. Krause
Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Schroeder
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Cahill
Mr. Thomas K. Lane
Ms. Ashley R. Schiff
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Scott Whitaker
Mr. Patrick Park
$5,000-$9,999
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Elhilow
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Van der Grift
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Hanley
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick C. Koenig
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Bremer
Gift Report
Palm Beach Atlantic University is grateful to have contributions from
alumni and friends who believe in the mission of the university and support
those beliefs with their financial investment. We are especially appreciative
to donors who have made gifts and pledges to The Time is Now Campaign,
which is funding critical University needs, including the Marshall and Vera
Lea Rinker Athletic Campus, Endowed Scholarship Funds and Program
Development and Enhancement initiatives.

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Mahanes
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Greene, III
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kemper Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell
Bradford
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Benjamin McKee
Mr. Berit Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Chapman
Dr. and Mrs. J. Barton Starr
Dr. Cynthia S. Toth and Charles Bandy
Mrs. Elaine Merriman
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Sink
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Lafferty
Mr. and Mrs. James Agras
Ms. Enid Cheatham
Mrs. Yvonne S. Boice
Ms. Laraine Freisberg
Mrs. Rosemary T. Southard
Dr. Robert E. O’Neil
Mr. William F. McKernan
Palm Beach Atlantic University is
sincerely grateful for every gift given to
support the mission of the University.
While space limits the number of gifts
we can list in the President’s Report,
many more generous and faithful donors
have made contributions. No gift is
too small to make an impact. For more
information on how you may support
PBA, please contact Vicki Pugh, vice
president for development:
vicki_pugh@pba.edu or (561) 803-2012
or give online at www.pba.edu/giving
Alumni Relations
Signature Fundraising Events. The
27th annual Alumni Association Golf
and Tennis Tournament raised $53,500
for the Alumni Association Scholarship
Fund. The 14th Alumnae Afternoon Tea
raised $21,500.
Thanks 4 Giving. On Nov. 18 the Palm
Beach Atlantic University Alumni
Association hosted its first-ever
Thanks 4 Giving, a 24-hour online
giving campaign. Everyone connected
with PBA had the opportunity to be a
philanthropist. Proceeds went to fund
student scholarships and the Marshall
and Vera Lea Rinker Athletic Campus.
Events Held. Alumni gathered for 55
events, including homecoming activities
and chapter meetings in Atlanta, Central
Florida, Chicago, Nashville, New York
City, San Diego, South Florida and
Washington, D.C.
Scholarships Awarded. The Alumni
Association Scholarship Fund awarded
undergraduate students 41 scholarships
totaling $61,500. The Joe J. Eassa
Jr. Scholarship Fund awarded MBA
students six scholarships, for a total of
$16,293.
Distinguished Alumni Awards.
Achievement awards were presented
to Terri Bowers Hunter ’94 and Sasha
Rampersad Noe ’94, Distinguished
Alumnae; Lizbeth Benacquisto ’09,
Distinguished Alumna of the MacArthur
School of Leadership; Jeffrey Bailey ’93,
Alumnus Service; and Patrick Mize ’05,
Young Alumnus. In addition, the late
Gary Carter, Major League Baseball Hall
of Famer, was named to the PBA Sports
Hall of Fame.
Community Services
Hosted more than 7,500 guests on
campus for the summer of 2015. Groups
included North American Coalition
for Christian Admissions Professionals,
MFuge, Florida Earth Foundation
Water Ambassadors, Free Enterprise
Leadership Challenge and Palm Beach
State Upward Bound. The recital hall
was busy this summer with Palm Beach
Chamber Festival, Youth Orchestra of
Palm Beach County and several recitals.
PBA camps continued to grow, including
four weeks of Stringendo Camp for
Strings and two weeks of Science Camp.
Sports camps continued to expand with
lacrosse and soccer camps using the
new Rinker Athletic Campus. Several
graduations took place on campus,
including Maritime Academy and
Health Career Institute. The organization
Student Life brought the summer to
a close with nearly 600 middle school
and high school students attending its
mission camp here.
Parent Relations
Hosted monthly prayer group meetings
for parents. Members of the Parents
Council hosted regional receptions in
Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando. Initiated
the Cleanout for a Cause, collecting
truckloads of items from students
moving out of the dorms and donating
items to Goodwill and Resource Depot.
Parent Council members were on
campus to help welcome students and
their parents at Open House, Student
Orientation, Advising and Registration
(SOAR), Welcome Week and Family
Weekend. Family Weekend included the
Family Workship Project, Mom Bake Off
and President’s Lunch.
The Parents Fund raised more than
$17,000 and provided scholarships for
four recipients of the Emerging Leader
Award.
University Relations
& Marketing
Redesigned the University’s website,
giving priority to optimal display on
hand-held devices. Redesigned The
Bridge, PBA’s online newsletter for
faculty and staff. Added a University
Instagram account, which quickly gained
hundreds of followers.
Number of Endowed Scholarship Funds
139
143
154
168
176
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Endowment (in millions)
$62.5
$69.4 $70.0
$74.0
$80.2
09/10 010/11 11/12 12/13 13/14

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Volunteer Leaders
Board of Trustees
Chairman:
Scott G. Hawkins, Esq.
Jones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A.
Vice Chairman:
James C. Jenkins
Esko, Inc.
Treasurer:
William Blodgett
Lobepro, Inc.
Secretary:
John W. Little III, Esq.
Gunster Law Firm
The Rev. Walter B. Arnold III
First Presbyterian Church in
North Palm Beach
Chandra Bill-Rabenecker
Chick-fil-A, Royal Palm Beach and
The Mall at Wellington Green
Ginger Bills
Community Leader
WilliamC.Bradford’96MBA
HansonProfessionalServices,Inc.
Cathleen Burk
Attorney
G. Scott Cahill
Fulcrum Partners, LLC
Wayne W. Cotton
Consultant
Charles R. Dorsey, Jr.
Business Executive (retired)
Merrill Eastman
Bestfoods Baking (retired)
John P. Greene III
Dr. John M. Gregory
Daniel A. Hanley, Esq.
Gunster Law Firm
R. Marshall Jones
Jones Lowry
John M. Kilduff
Dr. Pepper Company (retired)
Mami Kisner
Public Relations Consultant
Richard A. Krause
Theodore R. and Vivian
M. Johnson Scholarship
Foundation, Inc.
Robert Lafferty
Hill York Corporation
Barbara A. Moore
Barbara A. Moore, CPA
Dr. Thomas R. Pledger
Hon. Kenneth L. Ryskamp
U.S. District Court, Southern
District of Florida
Gary P. Schroeder
North America Group West,
Coca-Cola Enterprises (retired)
Dr. James H. Scroggins IV
Family Church Downtown at
FBC
Robert W. Simpson
Michael J. Stevens
Rinker Enterprises Inc.
Hon. W. Matthew Stevenson
4th District Court of Appeals,
State of Florida
Ralph A. Sullivan, Jr.
Karl H. Watson
CEMEX
Scott Whitaker
Biotechnology Industry
Organization
Volunteer Leaders

Volunteer Leaders
Alumni Association
Board of Directors
President:
Shaun Castillo ’01
The Sun-Sentinel
Vice President:
Brendan Kesler ’07
Garden of Life
Secretary:
Rosemary Aguilar ’11
Tropical Financial Credit Union
Natalie Alvarez ’11
Sabadell Bank & Trust
Robert Anderson ’94
Forte Interactive
Beth Charbonneau ’10
Leisure Time Coins, Inc.
Victoria Chouris ’97/’01 MBA
South Florida Fair
John Cupini ’08
John R. Cupini Enterprises, Inc.
Lee Curtis ’04
Edward Jones Investments
Evelyn Flores ’06/’09 M.S.
Edward Jones
Paul Giles ’94
Vintage Property Group
Richard Heers ’90
Heers Family Holdings, LLC
Patti Johnson Hovey ’87
Health-Training Consultant
Richard Lassiter ’88
Penn-Florida Companies
Stephen Magallanes ’07
Treasure Coast Financial
Jean Marseille, Jr. ’05
Legacy Realty & Development
Matthew McKee ’95
Remax Properties SW
Yalonda Moring Meckstroth ’83
Community Volunteer
Claudia Wolf Moore ’05 Pharm.D.
Good Samaritan Hospital
Carlin Stob-Ryske ’08
Renew Consulting, LLC
Ana Salguero ’12
Chad Simpson ’96
United States Navy
Don Sloan ’73
PBC School District (retired)
Ben Starling III ’92
Consultant
Michael Thorstad ’07 MBA
Thorstad Group Real Estate, LLC
Don Harp, Lifetime Member
Chapter Leaders
Atlanta Chapter
Howard Sanders ’91
Bahamas Chapter
Mavetta Fowler-Rolle ’88
Central Florida Chapter
Patti Johnson Hovey ’87
Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapter
Trent Lovette ’94
South Florida Chapter
Shaun Castillo ’01
Washington, D.C. Chapter
Katie Nordine Toro ’96
Tampa Bay Chapter
Sarah Rothe Chase ’09
Alumni Golf Tournament
Committee
Co-Chair:
James W. Johnson ’01 CPA
Blue Ocean Capital
Co-Chair:
Tim McDulin
Stadium 1 Software, LLC
Jamie Bethel ’09/’11 MBA
Templeton & Company
Kyle Bloemers ’09 M.S.
Brown & Brown
Ray Dorsey
Insurance Office of America
Robert Elliot ’87
Sereniti and Nutech Staffing
Jean G. Marseille, Jr. ’05
Legacy Realty & Development
George Mavlios
Bernstein Global Wealth
Jeanne McMann ’04/’06 M.S.
Next Era
Mark Smith
Beth Thomas
Miranda Welch ’14
Brown & Brown
Alumnae Afternoon
Tea Committee
Co-Chair:
Natalie Alvarez ’11
Sabadell Bank & Trust
Co-Chair:
Gina Sabean ’06
PNC Wealth Management
Dorothy Custer Carr ’03
University of Florida
AdelfyeGonzalezCedeno’06
ADP Human Resource Consulting
Janie Thomas Fogt ’86
The Palm Beach Post

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Volunteer Leaders
Cristina M. Medina, Pharm.D.
CVS Health
Wesley Rohn, Pharm.D.
Walgreens
Edith A. Rosato, RPh, IOM
Pharmacy Industry Leader
Michele Weizer, Pharm.D.
BCPS
JFK Medical Center Department of
Pharmaceutical Services
School of Ministry
Advisory Board
Steven Demmler ’09
Demmler Investment Group
Margarita Gonzalez
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Greg Hazle
Barbar and Associates
E. Dale Locke ’84
Community of Hope Church
Dr. Robert Norris
Royal Poinciana Chapel
Ashley Sink
Houston, Texas
Justin Sink
Houston, Texas
Dr. Ray Underwood
Family Church Gardens
Ron Tobias
Spanish River Church
Orlando Campus
Advisory Board
The Rev. Abner Adorno
Living Word Church
Sean Bates ’92
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Claudia Wolf Moore ’05 Pharm.D.
Analisa Muti ’10/’12 MBA
American Red Cross
Patricia Vazquez
Customer Claims International
Emergency Standard Solutions
GeanineWester’03/’06MBA
American Red Cross
Annah Wolf ’01
Community Volunteer
Women of Distinction
Committee
Co-chair:
Denise Hanley
Community Leader
Co-chair:
Wanda Jenkins
Community Leader
Honorary Chairwoman:
Bebe Warren
Pam Fleming
Community Leader
Evelyn Mahanes
Event Coordinator
Penny Murphy
Pioneer Linens
Sheila Rinker
Community Leader
Katherine Shenaman ’97
Katherine Shenaman Interiors
Denice Simpson
Community Leader
Parents Council
Brad and Debbie Mason, Chairpersons
Sarasota, Florida
Richard and Catherine Berlanti
Bokeelia, Florida
Wm. Michael and Cynthia Campbell
Farmingdale, New Jersey
Mike and Colleen DeGraaf
Sarasota, Florida
Eric and Jennifer Duncan
Longwood, Florida
David and Kathy Fox
Franklin, Tennessee
Dave and Priscilla Guinta
Monroe, Connecticut
Mike and Christy Lubben
Warroad, Minnesota
David and Darlene Miller
Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida
Greg and Lisa Mills
Winter Haven, Florida
Bob and Karen Scheuer
Newtown, Pennsylvania
Gregory Leadership Council
Dr. John M. Gregory
Dr. Joseph R. Gregory
Gregory Management Company
Mary Ann Blessing
Kingsway Charities
Jason Carlson, Pharm.D.
Publix
John Chandler, RPh
Walmart
Rena Coll, Pharm.D.
Pfizer, Inc.
Terry Gubbins, RPh
Florida Pharmacy Association
Paul Leone, President
The Breakers Palm Beach

Cynthia Blackwell
BlackRain Partners
Dr. George Cope
Vision Orlando
John Crossman
Crossman & Company
Michael J. Etchinson
Etchinson Enterprises Inc.
Jim Hoge
Z88.3 FM Radio
Janie Lacy ’07
Life Counseling Solutions
Daria Monroe ’12
Embraced by Grace
David Outing ’06
Corporate Care Partners
Marshall E. Rinker Sr.
School of Business
Advisory Board
Alan Crowetz
Infostream
Paul Donahue
Centerra Group
Brian McPherson
Gunster Law Firm
Ryan Morgan
Arrow Consulting & Design
Rob Morris
Chick-fil-A
Kim Ratteree
Wells Fargo
Scott Roads
Northern Trust Company
Steve Templeton
Templeton & Co
Misty Travani
Travani and Richter
School of Nursing
Advisory Board
Priscilla Bartolone, RN, MSN, DNSc
College of Nursing, South University
Gloria Bays
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Donna Small, RN, MSN
St. Mary’s Medical Center
Mary Cleary-Ierardi, RN
Faith Community Nursing
Lois Gackenheimer, Ph.D. Ed.,
RN, BSN
Academy for Nursing and Health
Occupations
Jennifer Chiusano
Delray Medical Center
Carol Hacker, RN, MSN, CIC, MPH
Palm Beach County Health Department
Charles Lobdell, Ph.D.
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
School of Arts and Sciences
Geralyn Lunsford
Bethesda Memorial Hospital
Angela Prestia
Good Samaritan Medical Center
Al Ricketts
The Jerome Golden Center
for Behavioral Health
Steven Seeley, CNO, MSN, RN,
CENP, CEN
Jupiter Medical Center
DanaM.Sheehan,RN,BSN’07
Palm Beach Atlantic University,
School of Nursing
LeMieux Center
Advisory Board
Joe Amaturo
Amaturo Family Foundation
Yvonne Boice
Community Leader
Jim Burns
KKR
James Donnelly
Castle Group
Bob Dunkin
U.S. Trust
Frances Fisher
Philanthropist
Robert Ganger
Commissioner, Town of
Gulfstream
Hannes Hunschofsky
Hoerbiger Corporation of
America
Mario Murgado
Brickell Motors
Dr. Robert O’Neil
Equine Health and Safety
Director, Florida
Donald E. Phillips
Phillips Development & Realty
John Radtke
Incapital
Rhys Williams
Rhys Tequesta Ventures, Inc.

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Palm Beach Atlantic University
President's Report Through the Years
2013/14 – Inexpressible Joy
2012/13 – One Mind One Voice
2011/12 – Engagement Empowers
2010/11 – Lead by Example
2009/10 – A Tradition of Service
2008/09 – Called to Lead
2007/08 – Building a Legacy
2006/07 – Enlightening Minds
2005/06 – A Culture of Learning, A Community of Learners
2004/05 – Inspired to Achieve
2003/04 – Increasing Knowledge, Expanding Wisdom
2002/03 – Producing Leaders
2001/02 – Building Quality Interaction
2000/01 – A Retrospective: 10 Years of Excellence, 1991-2001
1999/00 – Changing Lives
1998/99 – Commitment
1997/98 – Profiles in Leadership
1996/97 – In the Spirit of Service
President’s Report
Editor
John Sizemore
Writers
Deb Dupree
John Sizemore
Photographers
John Lopinot, John McKeith, Steve Nester, Louis Park,
John Sizemore
Design
Bruce Dupree
Printing
Southeastern Printing
American Free Enterprise
Palm Beach Atlantic University confidently affirms the
values and institutions that historically have informed
American society—religious liberty; traditional Judeo-
Christian morality; limited, constitutional government;
the Rule of Law; personal and political accountability;
and capitalism—the system of free enterprise. We
believe that America is truly an exceptional nation,
which was founded and has flourished under the
guiding providential hand of God. We aim to develop
in each of our students an appreciation for the unique
American achievement in its many dimensions—social,
political, economic, moral, legal, and religious. For the
complete American Free Enterprise Statement, visit:
pba.edu/AFE
Workship
Workship is a distinctive community service program
that responds to human needs with Christ-like action
in the community and the world. Through community
service, students can discern their vocation and develop
a life-long habit of servant leadership. To date, Palm
Beach Atlantic students have volunteered more than 2.9
million hours.
Tax-deductible contributions to Palm Beach
Atlantic University may be directed to:
Palm Beach Atlantic University
P.O. Box 24708
West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4708
For assistance with gift or estate planning,
contact PBA’s Development office at (561) 803-
2011. To donate online, go to pba.edu/giving

PBA at a Glance
Enrollment - Fall 2014
• Total 3,865
• 2,170 traditional day
• 423 evening adult
• 534 master’s
• 310 professional in pharmacy
• 428 dual-enrolled students
• 1,213 residential students
• 14,000+ alumni
Academic Programs
• 48 undergraduate majors
• Evening undergraduate degrees in ministry,
organizational management and psychology
(on campus and online)
• Graduate degrees in business administration,
counseling (specializations in addiction counseling;
marriage, couples and family counseling; mental
health counseling, school guidance counseling and
counseling generalist [non licensure]), divinity,
leadership (on campus and online) and nursing
• Professional degree programs in nursing practice
and pharmacy
• Degrees offered: A.A., B.A., BGS, B.S., B.Mus., B.S.N.,
D.N.P., M.S., M.B.A., M. Div., M.Div./M.B.A., M.S.N.,
Pharm.D., Pharm.D./M.B.A.
• 269,000+ library volumes (books and audiovisual
material)
• International study available in Austria, Belgium,
China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, India,
Israel, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Asia, Spain,
Uganda and the United Kingdom.
Faculty
• Undergraduate student-faculty ratio: 13 to 1
• Average undergraduate class size: 18
• 89 percent of undergraduate classes have fewer than
30 students
• 80 percent of full-time teaching faculty hold the highest
degree in their field
• 163 full-time faculty
Activities
• Member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Division II, Sunshine State Conference
(provisional), National Christian College Athletic
Association (NCCAA)
• 12 men’s and women’s intercollegiate sports
• Vibrant intramural program
• 70+ student music, theatre and dance performances
annually
• Student newspaper (The Beacon)
• Opportunities for involvement and leadership in 60+
social, professional and religious clubs and organizations
Accreditation Statement
Palm Beach Atlantic University is accredited by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission
on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award the following degrees:
associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, doctor of pharmacy,
and doctor of nursing practice. For questions about the
accreditation of Palm Beach Atlantic University, contact the
Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur,
GA 30033-4097, (404) 679-4500 or www.sacscoc.org
Persons wishing to review documents related to the
accreditation of Palm Beach Atlantic University should
contact the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
at (561) 803-2050.

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A
fter two full semesters enjoying
the Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker
Athletic Campus, the University
community seems in unanimous
agreement that the new 76-acre campus is
not only beautiful, but also transformative.
Located at 3401 Parker Ave., just
1.5 miles from the main campus, the
Rinker Athletic Campus has given PBA’s
baseball, softball, lacrosse, soccer and
tennis teams their first home field in
the university’s 47-year history. After
six years of planning, fundraising and
finally construction, the campus officially
opened Sept. 4.
“You have to say it was providential,
I think, that it was inspired and led by
God,” said Board of Trustees Chairman
Scott Hawkins at the ribbon cutting.
Before 1,500 fans, the Sailfish men’s
soccer team inaugurated the new
campus with a 3-1 victory on that opening evening.
Since then, with its more than 1 million square feet of
St. Augustine sod, the facility has hosted nearly 100
athletic events, as well as intramurals and recreational
activities.
The Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Foundation
provided a lead gift of $6 million for the campus.
Representing the foundation, John J. Rinker spoke at
the Feb. 3 grand opening of the campus, explaining
the many ways athletics benefit a university. “For the
participant, athletics help develop character and the
true meaning of teamwork,” said Rinker. “For the
observer, athletics provides a special
social outlet while at the same time
creating loyalty.”
Construction of the campus made
possible PBA’s provisional membership
in the NCAA Division II Sunshine
State Conference. This “will bring more
people to know PBA,” and will allow
“PBA to show its product to the rest
of the world,” said Robert Simpson, a
former trustees chairman. “And that’s
really what I’m thrilled about.” Simpson,
with his wife Denice provided a gift
toward the softball field on the campus.
In addition to tennis courts, practice
fields and lighted competition fields, the facility has
locker rooms in a temporary building. In the spring of
2016 planners hope to break ground on a permanent
building, which will house locker rooms, coaches’
offices, a strength and conditioning room, athletic
training room and study space for athletes.
John J. Rinker
At the Sept. 4 ribbon-cutting, from left, were Robert Simpson, trustee; John Greene, trustee; Scott Hawkins, trustee chairman; President William M.
B. Fleming, Jr.; Jeri Muoio, West Palm Beach mayor; Dennis Grady, Chamber of Commerce president; and Carolyn Stone, athletic director.

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